The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will officially open its $1.7 billion facility north of downtown St. Louis in Missouri in September, Space News reported Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth, the agency’s director and four-time Wash100 Award winner, saying during a recent House hearing.
This new campus will foster innovation and collaboration between the federal government, private companies and academia, Whitworth added.
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What is NGA West?
The campus will replace NGA’s current site in downtown. According to the agency, the 700,000-square-foot office building will have a delivery inspection facility, a visitor center and secure entrance and exit points for its 3,150 staff members.
NGA West represents the largest federal investment in St. Louis. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with support from McCarthy HITT Joint Venture, is managing the large-scale construction project.
“One of the best examples of the combination of business, academia, civil government, federal government, intelligence, all banding together to ensure that this is a success,” Whitworth commented about the facility.
The official also emphasized the importance of space-based systems for NGA’s mission to deliver geospatial intelligence data for for national security.
“Gathering the data and imagery necessary to characterize the activities and operations of our adversaries from the earth to space, is not a simple task,” he said.
